The French Government (ANSES) Report, 2019

Opinion of the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety on the “effects on human health and the environment (fauna and flora) of systems using light-emitting diodes (LEDs)

A third major health study produced by the French Government’s institute for health concluded that:

“The new scientific data confirm the 2010 result regarding the toxicity of blue light to the eye, which can lead to failing eyesight. They show short-term phototoxic effects associated with acute exposure and long-term effects associated with chronic exposure, which increase the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). In addition, the expert appraisal showed that even very low levels of exposure to blue light in the evening or at night disrupt biological rhythms and therefore sleep.”

Although the report warns about the risks of blue light from mobile phones and tablets as a key risk for children, they conclude that even very low levels of exposure to blue light in the evening or at night disrupt biological rhythms.

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